9/11 and other morning must-reads

"How can so much ambivalence be captured in a single memorial?" asks the New York Times' David W. Dunlap after covering how the "Tribute in Light" captured the grief and joy of today's 9/11 Anniversary. President Barack Obama led the White House staff in a moment of silence as America reflected one of its darkest days. Meanwhile, at the 9/11 memorial, mourning has become both a public and private affair. "Have you been to the 9/11 Memorial in NY? Can you recall the emotions you felt? Here's a good read from @AP," praises Brian Yocono with WPRI Providence. And at ESPN, a 30-for-30 short documents former President George W. Bush's first pitch at Yankee Stadium after the tragedy. "The 2001 World Series was the one time in my life I felt bad for the New York Yankees," admits Garrett Quinn.

Transferring our attention to ongoing sagas, Sky News followed refugees onto a tiny dinghy to better cover their perilous journey. "Hats off to @AlexCrawfordSky and team. Incredible film on a refugee boat," marvels Jon Laurence at Channel 4 News. Meanwhile, Obama directs his administration to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees even as the Global Post reports that one village in Lebanon is hosting more Syrian refugees than the entire United States. And checking in on #BlackLivesMatter, Radley Balko asserts, "Once again: There is no “war on cops.” And those who claim otherwise are playing a dangerous game." Simultaneously, an investigation by the Associated Press indicates that police body cameras may solve one problem but create others.

"Tronc, 2016-2016" So reads a micro-obituary written by Nieman Lab's Joshua Benton in response to the weekend's biggest media story: The scoop from Politico's Ken Doctor that Gannett, the nation's second-largest newspaper company ...

"The Onion on the Great Fall of China: Shoddy Chinese-Made Stock Market Collapses," tweets journalist Louisa Lim, sharing a link that, while a parody, still manages to tie together the current Chinese market crisis, ...